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Soooooo good.
The reason I never wrote a review for this before today, is because I don't think I can add anything new or different to what anyone else has written. But I watched it again today for the first time in ages, and it reminded me how great this is and how much of a classic it is. You have to see this. I can't imagine anyone that wouldn't love it. It's a classic from a classic director. Quentins mind is warped in a great way and only he could pull this off. It's funny and so well written. You have to see this. It's one of the best movies ever made. John Travolta et al are amazing. They did such a good job on this. GO AND SEE IT. You'll love it. It's 2 hours and 30 minutes of excellence.

1 customer review per set, huh?
Words cannot express how much I love this movie, but I will try my best. "Pulp Fiction" is one of my favorites. Quentin Tarantino is a very gifted director/writer. Although I love his directing, I must say it is his writing that really impresses me. But I will get to that later on in this review.
I think it's safe to say that the first time this movie was released on DVD, it was a little more than disappointing. There were no special features, sound and picture was so-so; I mean, my laserdisk at least had three different trailers of the movie. So, of course, I was very excited to learn that this movie was being re-released in a fully loaded special edition. Re-buying the movie was well worth it, for this edition of the movie is far superior than the other one.

The movie really consists of three different stories; not in any order. Any one of the stories could be their own little movies. The players are two hitmen, a boxer, the big boss, the big boss' wife, a crazy gun store owner, a gimp, a cop named, Zed, a man who makes problems go away, and a little suitcase with "666" for the combination. You add all this together and you get one hell of a movie.

The acting is more than superb; including one terrific cast with some heavy hitters (Travolta, Jackson, Thurman, Willis, etc.). Tarantino is a master when it comes to writing and directing. Especially when it comes to writing. I have never heard such clever and brutally honest dialogue in any other movie. I have said it before, and I will say it again; Tarantino reminds me of Raymond Carver, except with more humor.

Now, on to the special edition of this DVD. Is it better than the previous version? YES! Tons of special features, and not to forget the fact that the movie has been restored in high definition. Picture looks very clear. And the sound is also a lot better. You can watch the movie in DTS, which is always a good thing.

Special features.....where do I begin? There's a ton of them! It's not even funny how much stuff is loaded on this bad boy. And every one of them is great. Features include a documentary, an interview with Tarantino on "The Charlie Rose Show," trailers, filmographies, and many more. If you love special features, then you will not be disappointed.

"Pulp Fiction" is a great movie, and the new DVD edition is outstanding in every way. If you still have the older DVD of this movie, get this one now! If you haven't seen it yet, check it out when you can! Of course, with any other movie, there is a chance you may not like this movie. That's fine, nothing wrong with that. Don't let hype ruin your preception of the movie, just watch it as if it were any other movie. You like it, great; if not, well, at least you gave it a shot. Filled with sharp humor, great characters, outstanding dialogue, and some of the craziest surprises and twists, "Pulp Fiction" is a wonderful film, and will continue to be one of my favorites.
"Pulp Fiction" is like a novel with five chapters that was ripped apart and put back together with the chapters all mixed up in random order -- where does it start and where does it end? That said, it's a hilarious crazy-quilt of a movie, superbly directed by Quentin Tarantino. And yes, there is a straight story line throughout... chronologically, the actual story begins with Samuel Jackson and John Travolta on their way to a hit ordered by their boss Ving Rhames, and ends with Bruce Willis and his pregnant girlfriend zooming out of town on a homicidal maniac's stolen motorcycle. Each short story in the movie is complete in itself, and yet each makes up part of the whole. The actors are terrific. Jackson and Travolta are great as the two hitmen Jules and Vince; Uma Thurman is just right as the boss's wife; Bruce Willis is funny and yet moving as the boxer who saves the boss's life after the boss ordered a hit on him, and Harvey Keitel steals the whole movie with his performance as the almost inhumanly efficient Wolf. Even Tarantino himself can't resist joining the fun and plays the role of Jules's sometime partner Jimmie, very annoyed at being roused out of bed at the crack of dawn to help dispose of a semi-headless corpse. There are so many priceless scenes in this film that it's hard to pick a favorite. It's a wild, crazy, mind-boggling movie that gets better and better each time you watch it.
Pulp Fiction is one of the greatest movies ever made and on multiple levels. It's a great movie, a great art film, a great gangster drama, a great gangster comedy, a great experiment, and a great moral tale. The novelties of Pulp Fiction - the nonlinear anthology, the conversational dialogue, the pop-culture references - were done and have been done since, but only in Pulp Fiction do they work seemlessly.

Writer/director Quentin Tarantino is known for having acted out his first plays as a child using G.I. Joe dolls and an abundance of swearing, and the analogy fits. In PF, Tarantino begins with cardboard cutouts of characters and cliche scenarios, and, like Gepetto to Pinocchio, makes them live. The essence of Pulp Fiction, however, is more than a trick, as Tarantino weaves a powerful tale of good, bad, and in-between that addresses our times but stays within the confines of his genre's borders. This is a story made by a man who knows what dreams a century of cinema has spawned and a few we didn't even know were there in our subconscious.

He does all this while never leaving the audience, never baffling, never talking down or talking over. While watching Pulp Fiction, look over to the seat next to you. Tarantino is there with you, watching and enjoying his own creation.

My only real motivation to write this review is to rightfully attempt to raise the Amazon average to 5 stars. I can't say much that hasnt already been said. Obviously this was brilliantly directed and acted. However, I know this is a great film because of people's reactions. The film is so wildly offenseive one would imagine that it would isolate older conservative audeinces. However, they embraced it. Everyone likes this movie. It fits no genre yet appeals to all demographics. Its perfection is almost divine. Tarantino was so confident in his bizarre story that he made it work. Without a doubt, this is the best film ever made. Quentin Tarantino is a God among directors.




HMMMM , what is up with this FLICK?
I heard all the hype and decided to give it a shot. It is after all staring some great actors and actresses right? UMA and Bruce looked totally hot in their roles. Anyways I have to be honest, I got my entertainment from watching these characters make a fool of themselves. Pulp fiction is one of those films where you can read a lot into it OR just have fun laughing at stupid human mistakes. John travolta dancing footloose and trying to revive UMA from a drug overdose...NOW THAT WAS FUNNY!!

The movie was cute and here are some of the lessons I learned on the way
1. KNOWWWW who you are married to... don't want any surprises from their past knocking on your door ;)
2. Don't screw ur boss's wife....or even think about giving her a foot massage..or u'll find urself out of the
window ..literally
3. Don't even wish the worst on your most hated enemy. A
black guy getting raped?!! OHHH hell nooo
4. Everyone needs a Mr. Wolf (world's best problem solver-takes care of ALL your problems)in
their life.
5. We're gonna be cool!!! WHats Fonzie like?? lol

-Give the movie a whirl and ENJOY

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